Teacher+Productivity+Tools

=Teacher Productivity Tools=

Some tools are for students to use and some tools help teachers manage their classroom lives better. Out of the many we are going to focus on the Google Apps.

1) If you don't have a Google account, create one. 2) Once you have the account, make an iGoogle page to serve as your home base for collecting important current information into one place. 3) Set up a Google calendar. This is practice. Make it a personal calendar, a school calendar, a calendar of sports events..... 4) Include a widget for Google Reader on your iGoogle page.

There are many more facets to Google Apps to explore!

Social Bookmarking I use Diigo and the tag line is Research, Share and Collaborate. The perfect tool to include in this class. Use the tag, John Muir, for sharing bookmarks with the class.



Wikis This is a cross-over tool. Students can use wikis to organize and share information and creations. Teachers can use wikis the same way to organize their classes. I met a teacher who is slowly building his wiki into an amazing personalized replacement for his class textbook!

https://dougjohnson.wikispaces.com/wikiguide This is a good way to make sure you learn features of a wiki. And a good reminder to write down your log in and password information!

Tammy's Favorite Google Tricks and Tools Tammy Worchester has lots of quick tips for searching Google. Check out her tip of the week on her website.